Maithili language support gdm problem in Fedora

[Parag N(पराग़)]

Hi,

On 8/6/08, Behdad Esfahbod <besfahbo at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 13:03 +0530, Parag N(पराग़) wrote:
>  > Hi,
>  >   We have already missed F10 Alpha release and I am still struggling
>  > to get Maithili language support included in rawhide. The problem I see
>  > is that we need to modify fontconfig package to include Maithili
>  > language. I submitted bug[1] to add Maithili in  bugzilla against
>  > fontconfig 3 months back. But package maintainer of fontconfig closed it
>  > instantly and made it upstream[2].
>  >    I submitted required input in upstream bug. But, still no response
>  > from upstream. If package maintainer is not willing to do code level
>  > changes and also upstream then I will see no progress to add Maithili
>  > language support in Fedora. So even if we will get translations and all
>  > other changes done in Fedora by F10 release to support Maithili, users
>  > will not able to see Maithili language selection in gdm.
>
>
> There is a misconception that bugs should be fixed as soon as they are
>  submitted.  That's simply not how it is.
   I don't see this is misconception. I have seen and still working on
bugs that have been reported years ago. I have never said that bugs
should be fixed soon.

>
>  You submitted the Fedora bug in April, without attaching any patch or
>  anything.
   I am not fontconfig maintainer/developer so how am I supposed to
know that what things need to fix bugs. Its responsibility of bug
person to whom bug got assigned to ask reporter for patch.

> I upstreamed it early May, the upstream maintainer asked for
>  a patch on May 24, and released fontconfig 2.6 at the end of May.  If
>  you have submitted the patch in time, it would have been in latest
>  fontconfig release and hence in rawhide, but you didn't submit a patch
>  until July, and now expect it to suddenly appear in rawhide.
  And then why you not CC'ed me to upstream bug. Does that look good
to you? When I tried to search whats current status in upstream then
only I realized that upstream is waiting for me. You should have asked
me on IRC/mail to submit patch there.
  The only thing What I really don't like about you is that you never
replied back to me that you are in need of input. I never said I am
owner for all issues(say fontconfig)

> That's not
>  how I typically work, because Fedora is not Ubuntu.
  I have never compared with Ubuntu and even don't know whats
happening there. I don't see thats my key responsibility.

>  I've talked to fontconfig maintainer to try to get a new version out in
>  August.  *That*'s how it should work.
  So then where am I comes in picture?. You and upstream is the only
responsible to decide on issues then I should have not been asked to
submit patch.
>
>
>  >   Can anyone provide inputs on this issue? Otherwise I will move ahead
>  > and will commit required changes in rawhide and build new package as I
>  > can see ACLs are open on fontconfig.
>
>
> I wouldn't particularly like that.  Just because it's open doesn't
>  mean...
   It should mean anyone can fix issue. If not then make it CLOSED why
ACLs are open to everyone? Thats is reason I mail first before
modifying CVS.

>
>
>
>  > Regards,
>  > Parag.
>  >
>  > [1] *Bug 441995* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441995> -
>  > [mai_IN] fc-list does not show Maithili language name
>  > [2] https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15821
>  >
>
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>  behdad
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>
>
Regards,
Parag.